PM Anutin Leads Mobile Cabinet in Udon Thani, Nong Khai
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Government spokesman Ekaphap Piyaphihet announced that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a mobile cabinet meeting in Udon Thani and Nong Khai on November 2-3, 2026. The visit covers five upper northeastern provinces — Udon Thani, Loei, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lamphu, and Bueng Kan — and aims to drive regional development and address key issues including agriculture, drugs, public health, water management, and cost of living.
On Monday, November 2, the Prime Minister will open the Metta Sukkho Heart Center at Nong Khai Hospital to improve access to cardiac care for local residents. He will also preside over a ceremony issuing community land titles (Sor Por Kor 4-01) under government policy for consolidated farming in the Pa Phan Phrao–Kaeng Kai national forest reserve, at Nong Khai Hospital.
In the afternoon, he will lay foundation stones for the Royal Medical Institute Hospital and Medical Center and the establishment of the Royal Medical Institute at the Udon Thani campus, aiming to develop quality, accessible healthcare and produce medical personnel to support distribution across the region.
He will then visit the Udon Thani Provincial Social Rehabilitation Center to inspect the comprehensive "Udon Model Plus" drug suppression strategy and a mental health patient halfway house.
Before chairing the opening of the Udon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026 at the Nong Da wetland under the theme "Diversity of Life: Connecting People, Water and Plants for Sustainable Living," showcasing plant diversity, agricultural innovation, and human-nature relationships.
On Tuesday, November 3, the Prime Minister will chair the 2/2026 mobile cabinet meeting at the Montatip Hall International Conference Center. Prior to the meeting, he will view provincial exhibitions and take a group photo with cabinet members, governors of the five upper northeastern provinces, and state agency representatives, before returning to Bangkok the same day.
Ekaphap stated that this field inspection and off-site cabinet meeting will allow the government to monitor problems, hear proposals from all sectors, and set development guidelines that match local needs, raising quality of life, increasing economic opportunities, and concretely solving issues affecting the public.
